| Yele Dam | |
| Location Map: | China |
| Coordinates: | 28.9197°N 102.2197°W |
| Country: | China |
| Location: | Mianning County and Shimian County, Sichuan Province |
| Status: | Operational |
| Construction Began: | 2000 |
| Opening: | 2006 |
| Cost: | $385 million USD 2.537 billion RMB |
| Dam Type: | Embankment, rock-fill |
| Dam Length: | 411m (1,348feet) |
| Dam Height: | 124.5m (408.5feet) |
| Dam Width Crest: | 14m (46feet) |
| Dam Volume: | 6200000m2 |
| Dam Crosses: | Nanya River |
| Res Name: | Yele Reservoir |
| Res Capacity Total: | 2980000000NaN0 |
| Res Catchment: | 323km2 |
| Plant Hydraulic Head: | 644.8m (2,115.5feet) Max. |
| Plant Commission: | 2005-2006 |
| Plant Turbines: | 2 x 120 MW Pelton turbines |
| Plant Capacity: | 240 MW |
| Plant Annual Gen: | 647 kWh |
The Yele Dam is an embankment dam on the Nanya River along the border of Mianning County and Shimian County, Sichuan Province, China. It is 124.5m (408.5feet) high and 411m (1,348feet) long. Because the dam lies within a Level VIII earthquake intensity zone, its core is composed of asphalt concrete. Construction on the dam began in 2000, the reservoir began impounding on January 1, 2005 and the entire project was complete in August 2006. The purpose of the dam is to produce hydroelectricity and it supports a 240 MW power station. Water from the dam's reservoir is diverted into a 7.2km (04.5miles) long headrace tunnel before reaching the power station.[1]